Nonresident Enrollments : S-010

Printed on June 7, 2020, 1:03 am

Policy/Guideline Area

Student Guidelines

Applicable Divisions

TCATs, Community Colleges

Purpose

On March 3, 1978, the State Board of Regents approved the recommendations contained in the staff report entitled "A Report on Out-Of-State Enrollments" dated February 15, 1978. Pursuant to those approved recommendations, the following guideline is adopted for the institutions in the State Board of Regents System.

Policy/Guideline

All institutions should attempt to maintain a maximum limitation on the number of nonresident students, including foreign students, of fifteen percent (15%) to twenty percent (20%) of the total number of students enrolled at the institution or any unit of the institution.

Sources

Authority

T.C.A. § 49-8-203

History

March 3, 1978 TBR meeting. Revised July 1, 1984

Note: The guideline initially allowed a maximum 33.1% nonresident enrollment at TSU until 1980, at which time it became subject to the 15% to 20% maximum.

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